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Newspaper

Weekly Chronicle

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

May 07, 1842

Page

6

Apprehension of Merthyr matricide ends chase

Coroner's inquest finds Richard Edwards alias Dick Tamar murdered his mother Tamar Edwards. Witnesses recount discovery under bed and prior threats. Edwards pursued across hills to a wood near Merthyr Tydvil, captured after resistance. magistrates to commit him Friday. Authorities offer reward for information leading to arrest.

See Yame Tamar Edwards Wil Poe Richard Edwards Tamar Dick the Angel Inn Mary Treharne Margaret Edwards Edwards Dick Tamar Jos Martha Waters Mary L Ee David Lloyd Richard Ed Janeys Witness Tamards James Hume Rees Thomas Wd Edwards Peggy Edward Davis Richards Davis Metropolitan Police Merthyr Tydvil Purganshire Math-Street Plymouth Merthyr Is D. W. James Merthyr Clynderis Big Rand Ainly Kup-House

Tempted suicide in Brewer Street fails to follow through

A young foreigner named Antonio Gosimez, living in Brewer Street Golden Square, attempted self harm with a razor in a fit of despair after a gambling loss in a public venue. The wound was not fatal, and recovery is hoped. Court proceedings on Mottram and Mortram’s bankruptcy proceeded next.

Tempted Surcipe Antonio Gosimez Brewer Street Golden-square Llams and Mortrnam Sissioner Evans Maynard Wright Notram Thomas Lamb Hunt Ming Messrs Cowper Martin, Abbott Messisett and Sorrell Mottram Duncan and Castle Duncan Fausett Masele Evans

Paris ministerial crisis looms after Laplagne appointment

Paris papers report opposition fury at M Lacave Laplagne's appointment amid fears of a cabinet crisis following Humann's death. The bulletin also covers Bremen court ruling freeing Captain Symonds over Jules Edward's voyage, and assorted European intelligence on Royal Holland, Irish unrest, and domestic wage-strike tensions.

France Paris M. Lacave Laplagne M. Humann Frankfort Tribunal de Premiere Bremen Jules Edward Havannah Thomas Symonds Symonds Africa Berlin Holland England Bath Birmingham Brighton Bristol Cheltenham Clifton Leeds Liverpool Manchester Norwich Newcastle on-Tyne Plymouth Thomas Liutroot C.G Duprey Stourbridge Thorntow T. Pargeter J. Amery Brest Duper Best Dipple West Bromwich Cooke Chance O'Neil Dudley Lye Waste Rowley Regis Board of Guardians of the Stourbridge Union St. James's Street Canada Upper Canada Earl of Mountcashel A. M‘nab Blackburn Weekly Chronicle Park Hotel Lister Preston Street Whitechapel Eliza May Preston-street William Smith Liverpool Mercury Dreaprut Edward Ellis Woolcomber Jewrywall-street Assizes Ellis Charters Henry Wells Aldersgate Street

Last Covent Garden appearance ends Madame Vestris tenure

Madame Vestris and Charles Mathews staged a final Covent Garden benefit drawing a massive crowd and a mixed verdict on the theatre’s finances. The closing of the Garden follows a disputed rent and profits arrangement, with patter of a switch to Drury Lane and praise for Vestris’s refinement and scenery.

Covent Garden Company Madame Vestris

The Royal Masque and Court Pageant Plans

Her Majesty signals permission for each fair leader to bring a baronial court to honor Edward and Philippa in era costumes. Duchess of Cambridge as Anne de Bretagne with fifty followers. quad roles, ambassadors in 14th century dress, and a Queen Philippa portrayal rumored for the Queen. A separate report notes the suicide of Mr George Lock in Somerstown.

Liege Edward Philippa Duchess of Cambridge Anne de Bretagne Charles the Eighth St. Louis Jersey Hero of Cressy Albert Edward the George Lock Middlesex-street Somerstown

Mysterious Isle of Dogs murder case rekindled at Dartford

Five years after engineer Duncan Crawford was found murdered in a pond at Isle of Dogs, with his throat cut, a new suspect James Curzon alias Scotty is detained in Greenwich. Witnesses recall a watch case linked to Crawford and a watch seals trade. The case unfolds amid prior accomplice Scotty’s transport for robbery and blood-streaked clues.

Duncan Crauford Isle of Dogs Thomas Paul Scotty Central Criminal Court Greenwich James Curzon Dartford Benjamin Lovell Jeremy Duncan Crawford Rotherhithe Wall Blackheath Thames Crawford Cranford Tidy Plymouth Bet Rotherhithe Mary Davis Lovell Fras Escarz Thompson Morton-street Binmingham Dauncey Stephens Justice Patteson Warwick Mr. Adkins Warwick Geol Reform Isle of Man Jefferson Strangford Portaferry Harbour William Holland Bar of Worship Street Rebecca Powell King Rochdale West Midpresex Insurance Company William Hole West Middlesex Insurance Company Kingston Assizes Hole Queen's Prison Connsel

Murder of an Infant in the River Avon at Temple Backs

A newborn female infant was found in the river Avon at Temple Backs with a ligature around the neck and a brick to aid sinking. Police suspected Mrs Hobbs, a single woman living near the scene, who had recently appeared large then smaller, and a following room search yielded a cloth matching the neck wrap. The coroner directed a surgical exam and the jury ruled the infant stillborn, with Hobbs likely charged later for concealing birth.

Temple Backs Hobbs J B. Grindon Fisq P. C. Perrott St. Peter's Hospital Sarah Greethead William Harris Greethead No. 3 Silas Perrott George Harris P.C Gammon Bristol Mercury Harrison Park Street Greethead Green Gloucester Avon

Inner Temple Calls and Windsor Death in April Notes

The issue records several legal and ceremonial items: gentlemen called to the bar at Inner Temple including John Smale and others. the death of Captain Edward Skilton of Windsor Castle at age 69 with military honors planned. remarks on income tax evasion and Peel’s stance. a major fire at Bickerton and Co hatters in Southwark with stock loss and police aid. and further notices on church-building funds for St Pancras, Lady Gordon Cumming’s death, railways returns across Britain with weekly totals.

Inner Temple Honourable Society of the Inner Temple John Smale James Hepburn William Walsh Frederick Nathaniel Micklethwait Tomkyns Dew John Jope Rogers William Fox William Ritchie Arthur Mills 15Th Foot Windsor Charles Wellesley Skilton Samuel Ragg Peel Nottingham Review Benonce Bickerton and Co Union-street Southwark Southwark Bridge-Road West of England Sun M Division St. Pancras Suppon Dents Gordon Cumminc Charlotte Bury William G. G. Cumming Altyre Bart Railway Magazine Great Britain Miles Birmingham Derby Birmingham and Gloucester Brandling Junction Chester and Birkenhead Dundee and Arbroath Eastern Counties Edinburgh Glasgow Ayr Paisley Greenock Chester Crewe Great North of Lancaster and Preston Junction Liverpool Manchester London and Blackwall Brighton Ditto Shoreham Croydon Greenwich London and South Western Manchester, Bolton Bury Manchester and Leeds Midland Counties Newcastle and Carlisle Newcastle and North Shields Northern and Eastern North Midland Eecerevrss North Union Sscceeseensers Preston and Wyre Sheffield Ulster York and

Bail Court case of Shepman charged with rape and bail request

Saturday sessions before Mr Justice Coleridge discussed bail for George Shepman, aged sixty six, a farmer of fortune. Evidence showed a violent rape of Elizabeth Maude, a servant, with a prior 22 year old conviction for administering drugs to a governess. Bail amount to be fixed after reading depositions.

Justice Coleridge Elizabeth Maude Humfrey Hayes Mr. Humfrey Mr. Hayes Mansion House Marrimosial Hum- Bug Peter Laurie London Marylebone Mary Broadwood Long Marlborough Street William Saunders Oxford Street Plume

Looking Glasses and Frames Offered by Charles McLean

Charles McLean of Fleet Street opposite the Dispatch office announces supply of high quality looking glasses and picture frames at new low prices. Free sample sheets show 100 frame sizes and 120 frame designs. Trade frames in compo and fancy wood mouldings. Glasses resilvered and old frames repaired. 30,000 frames in stock for immediate delivery. Goods may be returned for refund within three months if not approved.

Charles McLean Fleet Street Dispatch

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